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"What? You think they won’t accept it as payment?" She looked at him with worried, almost innocent eyes.

Elliot gazed deep into those eyes. She seemed sincere, no tricks or deception.

He was growing more convinced that this wasn’t his original wife, and now it was painfully clear that this woman—identical to Rossella—had no knowledge of his secret.

"Yes, I think it will work."

He extended his hand, hesitantly, half-expecting her to change her mind at the last second. His heart skipped